Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot

I began reading the Princess Diaries series the moment the library I worked at received the first book when it was newly published (and it had been processed.) I remember reading it in the staff room during my 15 minute break one early evening. I took it home and finished it. I read every book in the series as they were released over the next several years. I even listened to one or two on audio in my car (even thought I’d already read them.) I met Meg Cabot in person in 2004, and somewhere I have a picture with her. I was a fan of hers in the earlier days of Facebook. . .

So naturally very excited when I heard that Royal Wedding was to be released. I was the first (and only) on the waiting list for my local public library’s copy.

Let me say: It did not disappoint! In fact, I took extra long to read it because I didn’t want it to end. I enjoyed it that much.

Mia (Princess Mia for the uninitiated) turns 26, and Michael proposes finally during a surprise vacation birthday. What ensures from there . . . it wouldn’t do to give away too much more, but this book is nearly perfect. All of Mia’s friends are present, old and new, too.